Bond Markets, Analysis, and Strategies Notes

This introductory chapter will focus on the fundamental features of bond, the type of issuers, and risk faced by investors in fixed-income securities. A bond is a debt instrument requiring the issuer to repay to the lender the amount borrowed plus interest over a specified period of time. A typical (“plain vanilla”) bond issued in the United States specifies (1) a fixed date when the amount borrowed (the principal) is due, and (2) the contractual amount of interest, which typically is paid e...

FIN 601 Bond Markets - FSS 2020 First-date Exam with detailed solution. The course delivered by Prof. Theissen

FIN 601 Bond Markets - FSS 2020 Second-date Exam with detailed solution. The course was delivered by Prof. Theissen.

FIN 601 Bond Markets - FSS 2020 First-date Exam with detailed solution. The course delivered by Prof. Theissen

FIN 601 Bond Markets - FSS 2020 Second-date Exam with detailed solution. The course was delivered by Prof. Theissen.

This introductory chapter will focus on the fundamental features of bond, the type of issuers, and risk faced by investors in fixed-income securities. A bond is a debt instrument requiring the issuer to repay to the lender the amount borrowed plus interest over a specified period of time. A typical (“plain vanilla”) bond issued in the United States specifies (1) a fixed date when the amount borrowed (the principal) is due, and (2) the contractual amount of interest, which typically is paid e...